COMMITMENTS: Commitments Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Contracts for Purchase of Electric Power

At December 31, 2015, Idaho Power had the following long-term commitments relating to purchases of energy, capacity, transmission rights, and fuel (in thousands of dollars):

	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		Thereafter
Cogeneration and power production	$	199,156	$	233,197	$	241,356	$	234,772	$	234,316	$	3,592,891
Fuel	60,122		43,276		16,206		9,169		8,833		114,417

Long-term Purchase Commitment

Idaho Power also has the following long-term commitments for lease guarantees, equipment, maintenance and services, and industry related fees (in thousands of dollars):

	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		Thereafter
Operating leases	$	233	$	971	$	985	$	1,062	$	897	$	12,625
Equipment, maintenance, and service agreements	48,707		11,703		14,869		9,214		12,095		83,721
FERC and other industry-related fees	12,894		12,746		12,746		8,632		5,942		29,708